Lucky Msiska (born 17 March 1960) is a Zambian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Lucky Msiska
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Northern Rhodesia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[citation needed]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Power Dyanmos
Roeselare
International career
1984–1990 Zambia
Managerial career
2011 Zambia U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Msiska played club football for local side Power Dynamos F.C. before signing with Belgian club K.F.C. Roeselare.[1][2][3]

Msiska played for the Zambia national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[4] He also played for the senior side at the 1990 African Cup of Nations[5] and appeared in several FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[6]

Managerial career

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Following his playing career, Msiska became a manager of youth clubs in Belgium. He joined the technical staff of the Zambia national team in 2005.[7] Msiska also managed the Zambia national under-23 football team in the qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Zambia: Msiska hopes to evoke spirit of '88". Lusaka Times. 9 June 2010.
  2. ^ Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4502-7911-6.
  3. ^ "Lucky Msiska Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Lucky Msiska Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. ^ Barrie, Courtney (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1990 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  6. ^ Lucky MsiskaFIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Mukoka, Augustine (5 August 2005). "I'm Happy to Be Associated With National Team - Msiska". The Post (Zambia).
  8. ^ "Football is cruel - Msiska". SuperSport. 4 June 2011.
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